Safety and the Security Professional
A Guide to Occupational Safety and Health Strategies
- 1st Edition - July 21, 2000
- Latest edition
- Author: J. Robert Wyman
- Language: English
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Description
Description
This quick reference is designed specifically for security professionals who have safety responsibilities in general industry - offices, retail, manufacturing, and other industrial facilities. In a climate of profit driven business challenges, the policies that ensure human welfare should not be difficult to implement. Safety Strategies for the Security Professional presents the daily disciplines of OSHA-compliant safety strategies in a concise and practical manner. With more than a decade of experience in asset protection management, J. Robert Wyman brings the fundamental concepts of safety back into the reach of all safety managers, security professionals, and operations managers who hold the responsibility for occupational health.
Key features
Key features
Easily digestible guidelines for implementing safe practicesApplies to a wide variety of industries including retail, warehouse, industrial and office venuesAppeals to the unit manager with diverse duties while being comprehensive enough for corporate offices looking for handbooks to drive their safety efforts
Readership
Readership
security managers, safety managers, security/loss prevention, and operations managers
Table of contents
Table of contents
The Urgency of Safety: Realities, Relationships, and Resources: Selling Safety: Securing Commitment from Employees and the Security Team; The Impact of Safety: Risk Assessment; Governmental Regulations: Understanding the Role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Other Institutions; Sharing the Bill: The Insurance Industry; Worker's Compensation: The Human Resource Component of Safety; Partners in Safety: Resources; Core Elements: Simple Safety Elements for the General Industry: Injury and Illness Prevention Programs; Asbestos control; Blood-Borne Pathogens; Electrical Safety; Emergency Planning and Preparedness; Ergonomics; Fire Prevention; Fire Protection Systems; Hazard Communication; Lockout/Tagout (Hazardous Energy Control); Material Handling; Personal Protective Equipment; Slips, Trips, and Falls; Tools and Machine Guarding; Workplace Violence; Administrating Safety: Incident Response; Reporting Requirements and Record Keeping; Signs of Safety: Using Signs for Compliance and Reinforcement; Appendix
Review quotes
Review quotes
"...this book is a fine up-to-date manual for security professionals who need to develop a safety program in their company."—Security Management, 2001
"This text will quickly get security professionals up to speed in their working knowledge of a general safety program. In addition, it provides guidelines for establishing a program in conformance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards."—Security Management, 2001
"Especially useful in this book are the forms that can help even the novice develop a complete and professional safety plan. (The author encourages the copying of many of the forms.)"—Security Management, 2001
"This text will quickly get security professionals up to speed in their working knowledge of a general safety program. In addition, it provides guidelines for establishing a program in conformance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards."—Security Management, 2001
"Especially useful in this book are the forms that can help even the novice develop a complete and professional safety plan. (The author encourages the copying of many of the forms.)"—Security Management, 2001
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 21, 2000
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
JW
J. Robert Wyman
Affiliations and expertise
President, consulting firm specializing in financial management and control for small businesses